Cover Story: John Cuneo's “Carlos Danger” — “With a topic like Anthony Weiner, how can you find anything broad or funny that he hasn't already personally breached?” says John Cuneo, the artist who painted next week's cover. He continues: “Free association made me think of the Empire State Building …

Senator Calls For Further Investigation Into Huma's Money — Huma Abedin, the wife of New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, AKA Carlos Danger, is facing an ongoing Senate investigation into the consulting fees she earned while also working as a State Department employee for then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Drop the Disastrous Plan to Defund Obamacare — Conservatives on Capitol Hill think they have a chance to strike a mortal blow against President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul this fall. If their plan goes forward, however, it will backfire. — The plan is to oppose any bill to fund …

Four More Women Accuse Filner … Four prominent San Diego women came forth today accusing Mayor Bob Filner of unwanted sexual advances. They related specific incidents in an exclusive interview with KPBS News. — The latest accusers —a retired Navy rear-admiral, a dean at San Diego State University …

And the Shenanigans Begin — After Shelby County v. Holder, the big question was how different things would really be. After all, plenty of places, including states with highly contentious fights about election procedures and redistricting such as Ohio and Pennsylvania, have never been covered anyway.

U.S. Assures Russia Snowden Will Not Face Death Penalty — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a letter sent to the Russian minister of justice this week that the United States would not seek the death penalty against Edward J. Snowden, and would issue him a passport immediately …

Taiwan trip center of Peter Roskam investigation — The Office of Congressional Ethics is calling for a full investigation into a Oct. 2011 trip by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) and his wife to Taiwan, claiming the trip was improperly funded by the Taiwanese government.

Fiscal Armageddon could remake Hill in 2014 elections — Not again. — That's the message several national GOP strategists and some lawmakers have for Republicans hell bent on waging another fiscal fight this fall. — The 2014 midterm season is about to heat up - and President Barack Obama …

Bank Reposseses Wrong House, Refuses To Compensate Victim — Katie Barnett, a resident of MacArthur, OH, claims that a bank she doesn't belong to — Barnett says she has since presented the president of the bank with an $18,000 estimate to compensate her for the loss, but he has refused to pay her.

Lincoln Memorial vandalized with splashes of green paint — The Lincoln Memorial was shut down Friday morning after vandals splashed the statue of the nation's 16th president and the marble floor around it with green paint, U.S. Park Police said. — Police are reviewing surveillance footage …

Come See Detroit, America's Future — DETROIT — I KNOW an old woman who hasn't opened her windows in a decade, afraid that what's outside will climb inside. Inside, there is the stale odor of dead air. — I know another woman who called me about a corpse lying outside her window for six and a half hours.

Roberts's Picks Reshaping Secret Surveillance Court — WASHINGTON — The recent leaks about government spying programs have focused attention on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and its role in deciding how intrusive the government can be in the name of national security.

Scarlett Johansson, Lena Dunham to help out Spitzer's opponent — (CNN) - Some big Hollywood names are turning out to support Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer as he tries to regain lost ground after former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer jumped into the Democratic primary race for New York City comptroller.

IRS employee union: We don't want Obamacare — IRS employees have a prominent role in Obamacare, but their union wants no part of the law. — National Taxpayer Employee Union officials are urging members to write their congressional representatives in opposition to receiving coverage through President Obama's health care law.

Student Drought Hits Smaller Universities — By - CAMERON MCWHIRTER and - DOUGLAS BELKIN - — Loyola University New Orleans faces a $9.5 million budget gap caused by 25% fewer freshmen this fall than it had expected. — As Loyola University New Orleans gears up for fall classes next month …

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